Joe Scarpelli
Reporter
Joe Scarpelli is a reporter/producer for Global News based in Toronto.
In December 2022, Joe became Global’s first reporter dedicated to the network’s 24/7 streaming service. He is proud to be a part of a team that’s providing news to Canadians on different platforms as viewing habits continue to shift.
Joe brings to his current role a wealth of experience gained in western provinces. Most recently, he was a reporter for CTV News in Edmonton. Prior to that, he was a video journalist with Global News Winnipeg, travelling many miles to share some of Manitoba’s biggest stories on a local and national scale. He first learned how to tackle out-of-town assignments while covering wildfires in southern Alberta with Global News Lethbridge.
Joe got his start in broadcasting in Oshawa at Channel 12 CHEX TV Durham (now Global Durham). He grew up in Vaughan, Ont., and is a graduate of the College of Sports Media in Toronto.
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Video Archives
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Strike could be detrimental to Canada Post as a business
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Business Matters: Canada Post workers issue strike notice
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Health Matters: U.S. expands bird flu testing for farm workers
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Business Matters: Bank of Canada expected to make large rate cut on Wednesday
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Health Matters: Fisher Price baby swings being recalled after infant deaths
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Health Matters: Alberta reaches new collective agreement with resident doctors
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Health Matters: WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
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Health Matters: B.C. becomes 1st province to sign pharmacare agreement
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Health Matters: Federal health spending has outpaced provinces
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Health Matters: Youth condom use declining worldwide, WHO says
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Business Matters: BMO, Scotiabank reserving money for bad loans
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Health Matters: Canada hiking tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, steel and aluminum
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Etobicoke stabbings: Manhunt continues for suspect in deaths of 2 female relatives
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Health Matters: Mpox variant may come to Canada, experts say
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Health Matters: Listeria outbreak in some plant-based milks began in 2023, PHAC reveals
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Russia-Ukraine: Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian troops pushing into Russian territory
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Health Matters: U.S. death rate dropped 6% in 2023
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Health Matters: Sugar substitute erythritol can raise clotting risk, study finds
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Caribana weekend 2024: Caribbean Carnival parade takes over Toronto
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Canada Day 2024: Here’s what events you can expect in Toronto, Ottawa
Author Archives
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Two face a combined 46 charges after dragging Winnipeg officer in stolen carA man is facing 38 charges and a woman is facing eight charges after the couple fled a traffic stop in Winnipeg on Saturday.CrimeNov 28, 2021
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Winnipeg police investigating 2 armed robberies, 1 stabbingWinnipeg police responded to two armed robberies and one stabbing on Saturday. The stabbing incident left one man in critical condition.CrimeNov 28, 2021
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Man found guilty in fatal stabbing of Winnipeg lawyerMitchell's claim of self-defence in the stabbing death of Justin Silicz in June 2019 was ultimately rejected by the jury, after two days of deliberation.CrimeNov 23, 2021
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2nd-degree Winnipeg murder trial comes to an endThe fate of the man accused of fatally stabbing a Winnipeg lawyer will soon by in the hands of a jury.CrimeNov 22, 2021
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Fight over cigarette led to fatal stabbing of Winnipeg lawyer, court hearsOver the last two days, court has heard accounts of the events that up to the death of Justin Silicz, 32, in June 2019.CrimeNov 16, 2021
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Winnipeg woman reflects on COVID-19 outbreak, death of her father one year agoEddie Calisto-Tavares lost her father, Miguel Calisto, on Nov. 11, 2020, near the beginning of a devastating COVID-19 outbreak at Maples Personal Care Home.HealthNov 8, 2021
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COVID-19: New vaccine mandate coming for family caregivers in Manitoba care homesThose who provide care to loved ones in Manitoba care homes will soon need to show proof of vaccination.HealthNov 5, 2021
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Family of Manitoba man shot by police says officer should have used other methodsKikiwani Mikisew Iskwew said the police officer did not need to shoot her brother and instead could have handled the encounter differently.CrimeOct 28, 2021
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Winnipeg police investigating possible new entry point for guns and drugs into Canada"There might be a new passage into Canada," said Insp. Elton Hall, the new head of the Winnipeg Police Service's Guns and Gangs unit.CrimeOct 26, 2021
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Surveillance video shows shooting outside popular Winnipeg nightclub'Everyone was hiding behind tables, and I looked around the corner and there were lights.'CrimeOct 25, 2021
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Goodbye fake noise, hello whiteout: Winnipeg Jets ready for real fans in the standsFor the first time in a year and a half, the Winnipeg Jets will play a regular-season home game in front of thousands of fans against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night.SportsOct 21, 2021
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COVID-19 visitor rules keep Winnipeg man away from family for most of his final hoursAlfred Jobse, a cancer patient, collapsed at home last month. He was rushed to the hospital where he waited in an ambulance bay for more than two hours for a bed to open up.NewsOct 19, 2021
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Labour shortages, supply chain issues could disrupt holiday shopping in ManitobaThe province's need for truck drivers is not new, but it's getting worse.CanadaOct 17, 2021
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Manitoba’s PC leadership candidates differ on vaccine mandates as deadline nearsThe two candidates vying to become the next premier have very different opinions on the policy.CanadaOct 16, 2021
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Massive new Manitoba facility to feed demand for pea proteinThe French company Roquette said its $600-million Portage la Prairie facility is the largest of its kind in the world.EconomyOct 15, 2021
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Large Thanksgiving with vaxxed guests or small gathering with unvaxxed guest?The divide between those who have had the jab and those who haven’t may start hitting close to home in Manitoba as new COVID-19 rules target gatherings involving unvaccinated people. The new public health orders, which go into effect Tuesday, Oct. 5, mean some families will have to decide between a large Thanksgiving dinner with...CanadaOct 3, 2021
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Winnipeg mother shocked after charge against woman accused of son’s death droppedThe mother of a young boy who was fatally stabbed earlier this year in Winnipeg's North End says the justice system has let her and her son down.CrimeSep 23, 2021
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Candidates in tight Manitoba riding vie for last minute votesConservative incumbent Marty Morantz and Liberal Doug Eyolfson are once again competing in the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley.CanadaSep 12, 2021
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers host first tailgate ahead of Banjo Bowl since 2019The Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders didn't get to play in the Banjo Bowl last year after the 2020 season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaSep 11, 2021
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Winnipeg opioid crisis taking lives, taxing resources, say WFPS: ‘This is the reality’'Our health-care system is struggling, we're struggling with paramedic resources, they're struggling in hospital emergency rooms,' says Michelle Bessas of Winnipeg's opioid crisis.HealthSep 1, 2021
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Winnipeg family stranded in Afghanistan as Canada ends Kabul evacuation effort"We have two younger kids with us; they’re extremely traumatized. I’m extremely traumatized because I’ve never experienced anything like this.”NewsAug 26, 2021
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Political experts don’t expect Manitobans to elect many new MPs in next federal electionChristopher Adams, an adjunct professor in political studies at the University of Manitoba, is expecting a similar outcome as the 2019 federal election.CanadaAug 15, 2021
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Winnipeg’s St. Boniface to divert some patients to other hospitalsLong emergency room wait times at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg have sparked plans to begin redirecting patients to other hospitals.CanadaAug 14, 2021
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An aging Winnipeg care home is closing and many more need upgradesAs an aging Winnipeg care home gets ready to close its doors, experts are working on new national standards for long-term care.HealthAug 11, 2021
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Manitoba restaurants can’t find enough staff to fill openingsUnder current public health orders, restaurants and bars can be open at 25 per cent capacity indoors, and 50 per cent capacity for outdoor dining until 10 p.m.EconomyJul 13, 2021